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Reading Fair Sweepstakes

AAA Sprint Car (Eastern) race
Reading Fairgrounds, Reading, PA
September 20, 1953
20 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 10 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	3	Wally Campbell				20		running
2	2	Bill Holland				20		running
3	4	Paul Russo						running
4	5	Joe Sostilio						running
5	6	Tommy Hinnershitz						running
6	8	Johnnie Parsons						running
7	7	Len Duncan						running
8	9	Joe Barzda						running
9	10	Johnny Kay						running
10	1	Ernie McCoy				10		gas line
11	11	Hank Rogers				0		did not qualify	0
12	12	Johnny Matera				0		did not qualify	0
19	19	Johnny Thomson				0		did not qualify	0
20	20	Herb Prantz				0		did not qualify	0
21	21	Mark Sooy				0		did not qualify	0
		Bill Gouse				0		did not qualify	0
		Jiggs Peters				0		did not qualify	0
		Eddie Gallione				0		did not qualify	0
		Joseph Mattera				0		did not qualify	0
		Bill Case				0		did not qualify	0
		Howard Bechtel				0		did not qualify	0

Notes: Ernie McCoy was the fast qualifier.
Time of race: 00:08:53
Average Speed: 67.493 MPH
Pole Speed: 24.69 seconds
Attendance: 36,142